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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-08

The council will scarcely rediStrct the city
into precincts tonight as it involves too
much labor. The Whiteman law must first
be read, and no one is sure whether it entirely
governs in our municipal election. If it does
there will be about ninety precincts in the
city, and the task of making them will be
Heculean. The justice of the peace bill
divides the city at First avenue south, which
will still further complicate the precincts.
The Fifth ward, the line Of which runs out
First avenue to Grant and then cuts over to
Nicollet, thus takes in a row of blocks which
belong to the upper justice district, and how
to separate them is a conumdrum.
-
The First ward gives promise of producing
the bloodieSt aldcrrnaflic fight known to even
its sanguinary history. Capt. Mike Hoy heads
one faction, and the other has several chief
tains. All OF this is on the Democratic side
OF the fence, us the Republicans have no
ghost of show over there. There is a
unanimous wish, however, to return Demo-
cratic alderman, and there is no doubt the
choice Of the caucusses, whoever he may be,
will be united upon.
-
The police commission is assuming inter-
estlng proportions and may yet create a row.
1t is now claimed the act is scheme which
has for its object the election of VIM
Bracket as chief of police. There is no
union of sentiment anywhere on the proper
u.
will probably indulge in a roaring circus
when it goes into an election.
~
Politics are beginning to warm up in the
Eleventh ward, ard candidates are as numer-
Gus as flowers that bloom, etc" JayPhillips,
the liveryman. is prominently mentioned as q
Republican candidate. The report that he is
related to AlonZo Phillips is erroneous. The
two are partners in business, but there the
relationship ends. They differ materially in
politics also. jay Phillips is really portcge
of the Republican party, and has held numer-
Gus positions, while AlonZo Phillips is dyed
inthe-wool Democrat, and will always re-
main so.
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There was large meeting of Democrats of
the Seventh ward last evening at No, %
Bloomington avenue. TO discuss the political
situation. Thomas Mea presided The men
most prominently mentioned for aldermanic
donors were Gus Nordenberg and John Duff,
and Judging from the speeches made it is very
probable that one of these will he the nomi-
nee. The feeling was that the First precinct
should have the alderman. Another meet
ing will be held at Lbby's hall to further dis
cuss the matter Thursday evening.
~
Twenty-Five Scandinavians of the Sixth
ward at a meeting decided upon Claus john
son as Iheiry EnaniiIIous choice for alderman.
Mr.. Johnson is a prominent business man of
South 8iinueap0liS,au and is regarded as strong
candidate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-08
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10

lldl lcIIoI n tilOSe
who are uninStruc-
ted in the forms
and peculiarities of
the plant.
Persons OF this
stamp - men and
women - were toll
erably plenty at the
exhibition. They
are addicted to gold
trimmed eye glasses
and an all wise air,
and fhov made tho
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10
Venerable but Good.
Chronicle

That is good story they are now telling at
the expense of the Rev Dr. Phillips Brooks,
of Boston Here is the way it runs: The
genial autocrat was fishing one day in the
yacht of well known character of East
Gloucester named Capt. Cook, who follows
the sea for a livelihood. In conversation
Capt. Cook informed Dir. Holmes that the
last fisherman who had hired his bo:t was
Dr.. Brooks. ale was very pleasant COM
pany." Capt. Cook was kind enough to say,
"bu- he swore a good deal for a clergyman"
ale did what@ inquired Dr. Holmes, aghast
ale swore," stoutly reiterated Capt.
Cook. "Oh, nonsense, | don't be-
Ieve it," said the doctor We'll,
what do you call thisl" inquired the old fish
erman. "IIe got haddock on his hook and
he had a great deal Of trouble TO get it near
the boat At last he landed him and l said,
said /: We'll, for a haddocl that fish pulled
d-n hard Yes, he did, said Dr. Brooks.
Now, what's that but SwearingP The only
trouble about the story is that il is simply an
adaptation, a revival. The original yarn
upon which it was built celebrated its centen-
NAL the year that Ananias and Sapphire dis
solved partnership. 1t has maintained Its Vi
tally ever since at the expense OF several
scores of clergymen, and is likely to run until
the crack of doom unless the supply of doc
tors of divinity runs out.-New York Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10
Fine Acting.

Ellen Terry once having received special
courtesy from newspaper man, offered to
introduce him to Mr.. Irving, but unior-
tunatey when, shortly afterward, the oppor-
tunity of doing so presented itself, she had
utterly forgotten his name, but felt that it
would be an i'll compliment to tell him so.
Her ready wit did not forsake her in this try
ing emergency, and she promptly said to him;
"Do you know, I've made a bet with Mr..
Irving, and you can decideit. Isayyou spell
your name one way; he says another Write
it for me-" All unaware of the trick which
was being played upon him, the gentleman
wrote his uame and handed it to the actress.
She glanced at it hastily, laughed, and said
gayly, 'rve won the bet" 1t was such II
realistic bit of acting that the newspaper man,
although it was his business to criticise plays
and players, never detected it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10

eprrfNHN ORCHID. ana bDey maze the
....5. emitting long botanical names without
Intermision.
orchid pronounced or-kid, as any die
.....-r will tell YOU is more Familiarity called
y, air. plant. because they seem 20 live on air.
T. o.brr words they are floral adopts who are
g. +, advance of other floral and even Of
human beings. having learned to draw sus-
,.ronc, from the atmospheric thing it is
,-.si.ted we will all one day do, when we
Rave reached more refined and spiritualized
condition.
They grow away up in the air upon
branch. with their roots twined around the
Tmbs Of trees. thus holding themselves in
n,sition. In their native places they thrive
ritbout care or attention; they know no such
thing rs being fortified or wateTed. Some
times thew drOop downward TO the length Of
e;gbt or ten feet. The whole family of orchids
"a noted for their eccentricities Some of
them refuse TO grow at all unless hung up by
the heels. heads downward Then they flourish
with inpish eIubersnce, their grotesque faces
rrinning defiance 70 everything.
They often resemble animals. reptiles, and
even man, the most conceited animal OF crea-
ton. but the resemblance is by no means so
striking as enthusiastic writer's have painted
IL Fantastic they are in shape, to be sure,
and this adds TO the interest in them
What are orchids, anyways says some one
not learned in the fora of the earth, as few
ara They are plants of the same great class as
Indian corn; they belong to the monocotyle-
dons. plants with only one seed lobe, and are
all peculiar in their form and functions
For this reason they repay all the study put
upon them They have curious properties,
extraordinary forms and remarkable habits
They are the eccentrics of the gardens, and
they are a luxury, which only the rich can
afford. They are gathered from every
latitude and grow under every climatic con-
dlton. Hence, in rearing them artificially
several green houses are necessary for
collection including any great variety. A
single orchid plant has been known to cost
hundreds and even thousands of dollars.
The English are great orchid collectors.
Indeed, VIC must admit that they are our
teachers in orchid lore Their spacious con-
servatories and abundant leisure and means
enable them TO have the best varieties, and
large number Of them.
In color they are as wonderful and varied as
IN form. One flower often has many colors.
I'm no other flower will there be such singular
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10

noccasin DOVER. ars among tkoss which
have received names in the vernacular and
Are well known
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10
He WAS Uencate.

All the pretty girls in town were at Mrs
Walter Lawrences dance, but no paper has
yet found room for the colossal cheek OF the
dude who immortalized himself on that occa-
sion He had been dancing, and sat down
with his partner near a window which had
been opened for ventilation. The moment
the air struck him he shiyered, and turning
to the girl, whose neck and arms were bare,
said: Il cawR't stand that drawght. Would
yon mind changing seats with meF-New
York Star
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10
A Chicago Woman's Way.

A Dakota woman who wanted fur cloak
began trapping "A mink and tanning the skins.
These she sent TO st. Paul, where they have
lust been made into "A beautiful cloak, for
which she was offered Sl25. Chicago
woman, it may be added, wanted beautiful
fur cloak about the same time She began
trapping, caught a single animal and now
has a cloak worth $500. IL wasn't quadru
ped she caught, though. Chicago Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10

"Can February March," asked the pun
ster, with a sickly smile perhaps not" re-
piled the quiet man; "but April May. DE
troit Free Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-10
ruE FIRST ORCHID SHOW.
o.eneN or RARE AND WON
neRFUL BLOSSOMS.

orosting Things About Orchids.
Fantastic shape. Marvellous
,,,,. and Curious structure-Le-
.nds About Them
- York had its first orchid exhibition
- The Eden Musec, on Twenty
y .,reet was ablaze with the royal bios
N1, ~ tl,is most royal plant. Very highly
-.,c exhibition appreciated, too Orchid
va aocked in and out with faces indica-
~ - ,,,re delight. while hundreds Of peo-
a,b had never seen an orchid, were there
y ,.., something about this famous star of
..l,,re One who knows orchids
,,Soo,roucbly is a creature to inspire reveron-
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

There is a class Of people in this
country who get up at five o'clock in
the morning, and who never get back
10 bed until ten Or eleven o'clock at
night, who work without ceasing the
whole Of that time, and receive no
other emolIment than food and the
plainest clothing; they understand
something ofevery branch Of economy
aid labor from finance to cooking;
though driven and worried, though
teproached and looked down upon,
they never revolt, and they cannot or
ganize for their own protection Not
oven sickness releases them from their
posts No sacrifice is deemed ton
great for them te make, and no incom-
potency in any branch Of their work
is excused; no essay, or books, OF
poems are written in tribute to their
6teadfastness. They die in the har-
ness and are supplanted as quickly as
may be. These arc toiling hdusekeep-
ing wives Of the laboring man.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

Petitions have been circulated and
generally signed in the townships Of
Belmont, Altoona and Richland, in
Roooks county, Nicodemus, Wildhorse
Millbrook, Hill City, Gettysburg and
Solomon in Graham, asking the coun-
y commissioners to call an elections
to vote bonds in aid Of the K ansas and
Western Railway.
Costs and benefit should always be
taken into consideration, and this is a
question that should interest everyone
who expect to pay taxes on the indebt
tedness caused by voting such aid. 1t
is a question that every man should
figure on very closely. Among the
many questions to be considered, are
will the road come in the near flu
ture without bonding the townships
along which it is to pass; will it pay
to bond in order to get the road a few
months, or even year or two sooner?
are We ready to stand the increased in
debtedncss and rate of taxation. caused
by voting the bonds? Will the farm
ers Of Altoona, Richland and Wildhorse
be benefited enough BY having depot
a mile or two nearer their door that it
would be good economy to vote the
amount asked.
We have all along advocated the
necessity Of road and said that we
wohld support light and reasonable
bond on this township for the reason
that we want to see good town here
and place where the farming commu-
nifty can market their products, On
the other hand we can see Of no advan-
tage to be gained by Altoona, Richland
and W1l'lhorse voting heavy bond
for the sole purpose Of getting little
one horse station, with probably box
car for depot facilities, when a large
majority OF the farmers wohld do all
their tral.ing either at Webster or Mic
odemus or other points.
The questisn is many sided one
and should be Studied with care and
judgement. There is apt to be too
much haste and excitement attending
such questions The friends on either
side will apparently have the right
argument, but we ask the people them
selves to thoroughly study the ques-
ton between now and tie day Of an
election. There are other question
which Should BE considered, a little
figuring should be done before you even
cast your vote on this question
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

Last Monday in company with H.
Charles, of Bliss; n. Y, and II. Hat
held, Of Rooks county. the Editor
took trip to the FIRMS Mills, seven
miles northwest Of this city: FIRMS
consists Of only one store and post
office, and the only Touring mill in all
Graham county. The mill and store
are the property Of Higginbothom,
Van Slyck & Co.. David VanWyck is
the gentlemanly manager of TIE store,
waits upon the many lady and gentle
men customers in the most polite
manner and We here assert that he can
bell and tie up more goods in an hour
than any man in this county; he is a
brother Of Judge Steven VanWyck,
Of the probate court Abe. VanWyck
conducts The mill and with the latest
improved smiles endeavors to make
the old farmers, who patronize the
mill, having pretty daughters, believe
he IS just 20. The county along
Spring Creek is very fine, in fact Is tile
garden Of Graham county and inhabi-
tel !: j good energetic class oof people.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27
kAltROAD sQUIBs.

The great railroad lines OF Kansas
propose to gridiron the northwest
within the next two years The
Santa Fe ia going to build an
Independent line frome Kansas City
to Chicago, and she wants to haul
our Eastern # eight and passengers;
che will have through line Galveston
with lines al over Southern Texas,
completed by the first Of May, and she
wants to haul our hogs and corn to
market. She won't stop with Northern
Kansas, either; she will march right on
north through Nebraska aud Dakota,
.nntl she. reaches the grazing grounds
OF the northwest The truce is broken.
The Chicago s Rock Island IS building
south and west into Kansas, paying no
attention to any other roads ater-
1itory,"' and the Santa Fa viii Tetarn
,she compliment ny building an all. line
10 Chicago, The Gould system have
built 1000 miles q rQaifE Santa F.
territory in the past two years, and
now the Santa Fe. Is headed for the
Republican and Solomon. valleys and
,northern Kansas, with blood init eyt
The B. &. N. is invading the stat,
from the north, with Texas as It
objective point None Of these grea
lcorporHtions pay any attention to tn
Union Pacific, and cut its trade Wher'
they will, She has ct last walked up an
proposes . protect herself Il viii b
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

Theae is now no doubt of The SAINT:
Fc intentions so far as Rocks county
is cUhccrned. The main line will run
through Corning Twin Mound Plain
viii Logan and Northampton town
ships, and propositions have been sub
United IN all Of them Twin Mound and
Logan are asked to contribute >I9.5OO
each in bonds. Corning and North
ampton $4,000 The utmost enthusiasm
prevails all along the route and the petit
tons calling for elections have been I'm
animouSly signed everywhere the
road will be built on the route prop6s-
ed.apd we rejoice with orr southern
neighbors in their PROSPECTS for 50 ex-
cellent road as the Santc Fe but
Stockton is not left our in the cold A
stub road is put down on the plans to
reach from point in PlainviIle or
Twin Mound township to the county
seat. the effect of this invasion of the
northwest will soon be felt, in real
estate circles, the Sante Fe win do all
in its power 70 boom the country it
runs through and we may look for
hosts of Immigrants in consequence OF
it-Record.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27
The township nf Refmort the fir.

The township of Belmont, the first
township west of Stockton. in Rocks
county, will shortly vote on PROPOSE
ton to issue,$l6,O 600, bonds in aid of,the
Central Branch extension. c a. Chan
dler went west with corps of civil en-.
gipeers Yesterday TO begin the prelim-
mary survey Of a.line to the Colorado
line.-Atchison Champion.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

4 corps Of surveyors of the No. p
railroad Arrived fast TSesday aai pro
cecded tc mike preliminary surveys
west Of Stockton and np. Lost creek in
the direction Of, waKeenes. Another
corps arrived Sunday morning and be-
gan locating the line and settling grade
stakes. Several cars Of ties have ar:
rived and teams are expected in few
Iays TO. commence work.-Stockton
Democrat.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

Graham county has real live circus
In her board Of county commissioners.
1t requires writ Of mandamus, from
Judge Pratt's court, to be served by
the sheriff, in order that they may be
assembled togather long enough to
approve the bonds Of the newly eject
ed. officers. The people are more than
Disguised with the performance.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

In the Nebraska senatorial contest,
Senator Chas. VanWyck was defeated
last Friday on the fourth ballot by ex-
senator Paddock, the man who Van
defeated for the same place six years
ngo.. Paddock is republican.
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

The U. P. railroad has submitted a
definite proposition to the people OF
Plainville for $4,000 bonds, they will
put road through that town in 1887,
and give . good and sufficient bond. for
the ful6llment Of the contract Stock
ton Democrat
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

battle of giants, such as Kansas has
never before seen. Northern and
western Kansas is to be the battle
ground. 1tremains to be seen whether
we will profit by this combination
of circumstances
Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

Boston Corbett, the slayer of John
Wilkes Booth, who lives near Concor-
dia, Is the third assistant door keeper
Ofthe Kansas Legislature.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-29
nr.Al..sA,s cr.s.eas..

For The ENQUIRER.
lfthere exists doctrine OF Socialism
like that exposed In the North Ameri-
can Review. by Cha,les BradIaugh. he is
the only erson aware Of 1t. He Is at
once the inventor and refuter Of the
monster.
Mr.. Bradlaugh admits there are many
conflicting doctrines called Socialism. but
his mind is IN rinsval stage Of evoIu-
tion, hence his CRITICISM Is rndideren
tisted, blending all the doctrines into
one, that one being Communism,
II 10 with no good motive that . writer
asserts that he recognizes ''manv grades
and shades ofdiverse opinion" a. to
what Socialism is. and then saws; Il
| identity Socialism with Communism.
Instead Of the statement: State Social
| ism 10 totally hostile to the In titations
Of free democracy why does he not
say Communism Is totally hostile
ETC.. leaving the ter q State Socialism to
those who think It expresses q theory
distinct from Communism =? Such writer's
aid Socialism bv such absurd doctrines
which cannot be held by rational minds,
thus leaving the reader TO study the
genuine doctrine. Whv does the Chi.
cago Tribune reprint such rubbish ?
Why not have reporters interview So
ciallsts and publish the results? That
would not be policy. Such Journals
will get points Of the Christian creed
from atheists; and high tariff pbiloso-
|phv from free traders; or learu any
theory from Its oppo nents.
Ifany faction believes, as Mr.. Brad
laugh SAYS. that all institutions must be
destroyed; individualism declared q
crime; personal possession an evil
freedom ofaction subordinated TO the
state and that all this is to be thrust
upon nation by force welded bv the
few who advocate il then it is time for
Socialists who want equal opportunity
and democracy instead of despotisln in
our industrlesi to devise a term that
will show the distinction. Those who
want land for the landless, and the en-.
terprisesfthst develop into .monopolies
taken In hand by the state. are not Com.
munists. The Knights Of Labor de-
mand governmental railroads and tele-
graphs, and land reform. Are they
Communists? The Knights and the
admirersof Henry George are Socialist,
enough for the new political fJrces
Communism and An n.lrchy have not fig
ured as such in the new movements
When thew do, Mr.. Bradlaugh's remarks
will have more pertinence.
LEoSIDas.
CHICAGO, Illinois.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-29
ouT % vonK.
Icoueludsd fron nsst uaes.I

This unsnploysd ssitatisn has made
thousands Of voluiionsFy Social Dem
ocrats here In London slons. At the
beginning Of last wear. just before The
riot Of February 9. We had nine
branches Of the SOCIAL Democratic Fed.
Grafton In London = to-dav We have
twenty-two, and We now address everv
week four times the number Of meet
ings we did at the beginning Of 1883 and
our audiences are much larger. When
the weather 10 fine We hold about 100
meetings week. II will be seen,
therefore. that Revolutionary Socialism
Is making great progress here, and ouI
taking up the unemployed question has
largely contributed 10 this result The
action Of the authorities 10. In fact. turn
ing the men who only asked for WORK
into Revolutionists. who will soon de-
mand the Social Revolution.
The wear 1887 in England has com
menced literally In darkness. II finds
the victims Of capitalism asking fol
work and being menaced BY the police
Before IL ends the y cial Revolution
may have commenced. re
JAxEs BLACKWELL,
7Cancel st.. Wslworth.
LONDON, s. T., Jan. 2